Living in South Lincoln, VT
South Lincoln is a tiny town of 189 people in Addison County, Vermont. It's about 33 miles from Burlington, VT and 154 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 75°F and winter highs 25°F, with about 112 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $365k and rent runs about $1k a month.
189people
$365kTypical home
$1,177/moRent
75° / 25°Summer / winter
112"Snow
177Sunny days
169Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 189
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 80 people per sq mi
- 154 mi to Boston, MA
- 33 mi to Burlington, VT
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $365k (≈$2,300/mo)
- Median rent $1,177/mo
- Median household income $116k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 75°F
- Winter highs around 25°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 177 sunny days a year (42 totally clear)
- 188 cloudy days a year
- 59 of 90 winter days are gray
- 169 days a year with rain or snow
- 112" of snow a year
- 33 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 57 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (27 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (404 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 17% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to BTV airport
- 100 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,631 ft
- 96 mi to the ocean
- 20 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 71 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of Vermont districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 31 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Addison County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.